Dan Kriznic

Dan Kriznic is the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of High Standard Capital, a merchant bank/family office dedicated to providing capital and financial advisory services to companies in emerging industries.  Collectively he has been responsible for 12 public company listings and over $500 million in M&A transactions and financings. He was the co-founder and CFO of Lithium X, a lithium exploration company that sold for $265 million cash within 24 months of incubation representing a return of 1,443% to shareholders.

Dan’s most recent exit was in the healthcare space where he incubated High Standard Health Care to deal with personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic. High Standard Health Care generated $4 million in revenue during the first 60 days of operations and was sold to a publicly listed company at a valuation of $27 million within 6 months of incubation. High Standard Capital has been responsible for start-up companies in a variety of industries, including Healthcare, Technology, Resources, Education and Real Estate. Through his strategic direction and execution, these companies have grown from nominal value to over $1 billion in enterprise value.

Dan began his career with 10 years at Deloitte, where he served in leadership roles in its Assurance and Advisory group, advising public and privately held companies. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant.